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The basic bearing concept is not new. I have used it for years in my own designs and many high end commercial systems use it. It is the V wheel running on V rail. The problem with the commercial systems is that they are expensive, require a lot of accurate fabrication to integrate and don't seamlessly integrate into standard extrusion systems. | The basic bearing concept is not new. I have used it for years in my own designs and many high end commercial systems use it. It is the V wheel running on V rail. The problem with the commercial systems is that they are expensive, require a lot of accurate fabrication to integrate and don't seamlessly integrate into standard extrusion systems. | ||
| − | MakerSlide is a V rail integrated into a standard extrusion profile. Since it is based on a standard profile from several sources. | + | MakerSlide is a V rail integrated into a standard extrusion profile. Since it is based on a standard profile from several sources.<ref>http://www.makerslide.com/</ref></blockquote> |
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Revision as of 01:46, January 31, 2014
 MakerSlide | |
| Status | Released |
|---|---|
| Designer | Barton Dring |
| License | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
The biggest design, cost and fabrication hurdles in a new CNC design are the linear bearings. There are a lot of commercial and DIY solutions out there, but none support an easy, low cost and rapid fabrication philosophy. I want to create a solution to this. The idea is to use a method that seamlessly integrates into standard aluminum extrusion systems.
The basic bearing concept is not new. I have used it for years in my own designs and many high end commercial systems use it. It is the V wheel running on V rail. The problem with the commercial systems is that they are expensive, require a lot of accurate fabrication to integrate and don't seamlessly integrate into standard extrusion systems.
MakerSlide is a V rail integrated into a standard extrusion profile. Since it is based on a standard profile from several sources.[1]
License
MakerSlide by Barton Dring is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License.
Based on a work at http://www.makerslide.com/